Law
Hidden camera was in man's best interests
The Privacy Commissioner says using a hidden camera to catch a caregiver abusing an elderly dementia patient at a rest home is not a breach of privacy. Audio
Motorcyclist's family upset at maximum sentence
The family of a motorcyclist killed in a crash earlier this month says the maximum three month sentence for the foreign driver who killed him is an insult. Video, Audio
$43m forfeiture largest ever in NZ
Controversial businessman William Yan and three others have been ordered to hand over nearly $43 million worth of property in a record settlement over alleged money laundering. Audio
Some quake victims houses worse than before rebuild
Cameron Preston of EQC Fix talks about how some Canterbury homes are in worse shape than before they were rebuilt post-quakes. Audio
Abandoned boat on city street
A boat has been blocking an inner-city Auckland street for a year. Audio
Campylobacter inquiry won't consider legal liability
An inquiry into gastric illness in Havelock North will not consider legal liability but charges are still possible, the PM says. Video
Sir Ngatata Love gives evidence in his own trial
Sir Ngatata Love has given evidence in his own defence at the High Court in Wellington, where he is accused of selling his influence on a $1.5 million property deal. Audio
Peter Dunne on medicinal cannabis
Associate Health Minister Peter Dunne joins Checkpoint to discuss why medicial cannabis is so hard to obtain in New Zealand. Video, Audio
Helen Kelly on why she uses medicinal cannabis
For former Council of Trade Unions president Helen Kelly, access to medicinal cannabis is a personal issue. Video, Audio
Sex offender moved out of Lower Hutt community
Lower Hutt residents are delighted the Department of Corrections has moved a sex offender out of their neighbourhood following a community outcry. Video, Audio
Call for cannabis clubs if legalised
A senior drug researcher says New Zealand should consider using a 'club' model if it legalises cannabis.
Who won an Olympic clash in court?
A wrangle over the right to run online video played out in court recently, while the Olympic Games played out in Rio. Has the outcome settled the question of who can show what without breaking the… Video, Audio
Who won an Olympic clash in court?
A wrangle over the right to run online video played out in court recently, while the Olympic Games played out in Rio. Has the outcome settled the question of who can show what without breaking the…
Video, AudioChris Wilkins - Cannabis Clubs
Economist Dr Chris Wilkins leads Massey University's illegal drug research team. He recently authored a New Zealand Medical Journal editorial promoting the idea of using registered clubs to regulate… Audio
Larry Pratt: guns and scripture
Larry Pratt is Executive Director Emeritus of Gun Owners of America, a national organisation dedicated to promoting the Second Amendment constitutional freedom to keep and bear arms. Audio
Jacinta Ruru: law from a Maori perspective
Kim Hill talks to Professor Jacinta Ruru (Raukawa), who has been the only Maori Law Faculty staff member at the University of Otago since 1999. She has designed a new experience of learning law that… Audio
Josh Davis: prosopagnosia and super-recognisers
Kim Hill talks to Dr Josh Davis, Reader for Psychology in the Department of Psychology, Social Work and Counselling at the University of Greenwich. He has published research on human face recognition… Audio
US to ditch private prisons
Privately-run prisons are not as safe or effective as government-run facilities and will be phased out, the United States says.
Music industry wants TPP copyright phase in to be dropped
The music industry says the phase in period to extend copyright from 50 to 70 years under the Trans Pacific Partnership agreement is cumbersome and costly. Audio
Journalist barred from Scott Watson meeting
Law lecturer Marcelo Rodriquez-Ferrere of Otago talks about why Corrections doesn't want Mike White there when Gerald Hope meets Scott Watson. Audio
